Samkin Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Samkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samuel.' Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent; v. Samwell.

Matilda Samuel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Geoffrey Samuel, Essex, 1273.

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Samkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1511:954,45774,620
England311:1,797,35772,927
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
United States111:32,950,812797,015
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Samkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samuel.' Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent; v. Samwell.

Matilda Samuel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Geoffrey Samuel, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Samuel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Seman fil. Samuel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

All these baptismal names establish the fact above stated, that Samuel and Samuels were not confined to Jews; v. Salman.

1626. Buried — Xpian, wife of John Samuell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A personal name from Hebrew Shemu'd, probably meaning 'name of God.' "Not always Jewish. There are many Samuels of English descent" (Bardsley). Isaac filius Samuel, a charter witness at Scone, c. 1200 (Scon, 125). George Samuel, burgess of Edinburgh, 1699 (Inquis., 8106). Samuel, for some unknown reason, is used as an Englishing of the Norse-Gaelic name Somerled.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A surname, pretty equally shared by Jews and Christians. It has given rise to Samuels, Sams, Samson, Sampson, Samkin, Sampkin, Sammes, and perhaps Samwell-but this last may be local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Samkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samkin (Hindi: समकीन, Russian: Самкин) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Samkin live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 954,457. In Russia Samkin is mostly concentrated in: Vologda Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Chuvash Republic, where 15 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Samkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samkin has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Samkin surname increased 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Samkin are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Samkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamkin92357/
Samkina92122/
Siamkin925/
Samkn912/
Shamkina86278/
Samkienė862/
Schamkin860/
Semkin831,422/
Somkin83530/
Samken8384/
Zamkin8374/
Jamkin8335/
Camkin8335/
Samkyn8325/
Samcin835/
Sömkin831/
Somkina77583/
Zamkina77137/
Zhamkin7765/
Siomkin7740/
Shamkyn7738/
Samkyna7737/
Zaimkin7721/
Shomkin7717/
Shamken7713/
Shemkin7710/
Somking776/
Samchin776/
Zaumkin774/
Semkkin771/
Sjomkin771/
Samkuen771/
Samqina771/
Semkn730/
Zaimkina7171/
Shamkyna7138/
Zhamkina7119/
Shomkina7117/
Sjomkina716/
Siomkina713/
S'Omkina711/
Sheymkin711/
Shamkeen711/
Samquina711/
Semkyn67572/
Semken67518/
Zemkin67127/
Somkyn67102/
Samkenova6745/
Camken6727/
Jamken6712/
Zamkyn676/
Cemkin672/
Xomkin672/
Samcng671/
Somcin671/
Samkem671/
Samcen671/
Dzhamkina671/
Zamcin671/
Comkin670/

Samkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samkin in the Hindi language
समकीनsamakina-
Samkin in the Russian language
Самкинsamkin-

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